简直

jiǎnzhí

Traditional: 簡直

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Translation

simply, just, downright

Stroke order

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Stroke order for 直

Examples

This is simply too good!

He is simply a genius.

This is simply impossible.

gǎn

He simply could not believe it.

This is simply a miracle.

简直 (jiǎn zhí) means simply, just, downright. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 17.